{"product_id":"viz-magazine-october-2010-issue-199-brian-cox-roger-mellie-profanisaurus-sku-1479","title":"Viz Magazine October 2010 Issue 199 Brian Cox Roger Mellie Profanisaurus SKU 1479","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eViz Magazine, Issue No. 199, October 2010\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with a bright yellow illustrated front cover centred around a humorous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eweightlifting \/ strongman-style cartoon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and a large \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“WORTH THE WEIGHT”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e headline.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe main illustration shows a moustached cartoon character in a black-and-white striped outfit attempting to lift a bent bar above his head, presented in the exaggerated slapstick style associated with Viz. The vivid yellow background, oversized VIZ masthead and blue border make this a particularly bold-looking issue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the top of the cover is the feature:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Who’s the Best Doc Cox? It’s Brian vs Biggun!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is accompanied by two photographic headshots, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrian Cox\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and is presented as another of Viz’s celebrity and television-related spoof features.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnother major cover feature promotes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoger Mellie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with the headline:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Roger Mellie Launches His Massive New Profanisaurus”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cover also depicts copies of a spoof Viz reference book titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Das Krapital – Roger’s Profanisaurus”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, tying into the magazine’s long-running Profanisaurus feature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA competition is prominently promoted toward the lower-right with the statement \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“25 Books Must Be Won!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe bottom of the cover lists numerous established Viz strips, characters and regular features, including:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Fat Slags\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFarmer Palmer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpawny Get\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTasha Slappa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper Kettle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTinribs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Critics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMajor Misunderstanding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLetterbocks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTop Tips\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverall, this is a characteristic early-2010s Viz issue combining \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclassic recurring comic characters, celebrity parody, Roger Mellie, Profanisaurus humour and competition content\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagazine \/ Item Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Viz\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssue:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo. 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